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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1881

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Formal Opening of a Parish Road. Department of Mines. Sydney. 7th January. 1881

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 12 January 1881 · page 3

NOTICE is hereby given that the line of parish road mentioned in the annexed schedule has been formally marked and opened by the proper…

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Railway to Cooma. the Roads of Manaro

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 15 January 1881 · page 3

THERE was a large attendance of residents at the public meeting called by Cooma Progress Committee last Tuesday night at Mr. Peter Poidovin's…

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Goulburn and Cooma Railway

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 19 January 1881 · page 4

IN the Legislative Assembly, on Friday, Mr. Luckey, in reply to Mr. Teece, stated the construction of the Railway from Goulburn to Cooma would be…

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Road to be Closed. Department of Lands, Sydney, 21st January, 1881

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 26 January 1881 · page 4

HIS Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, is pleased to notify that the following reserved or boundary roads, tracings of…

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[?] Opening of Parish Road. Department of Mines, Sydney, 21st January, 1881

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 26 January 1881 · page 4

[?] is hereby given that the line of parish road meutioned in the annexed schedule has been formally marked and opened by the proper officer, and that the…

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Formal Opening of a Parish Road. Department of Mines, Sydney, 25th Junuary, 1881

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 29 January 1881 · page 2

NOTICE is hereby given that the line of parish road mentioned in the annexed schedule has been formally marked and opened by the proper officer, and that the…

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Our Railway and Roads

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 2 February 1881 · page 2

IT can be perceived on perusing the following letter that our members, Messrs. Badgery and Tooth, are working hand in hand for the…

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Railway to Cooma

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 2 February 1881 · page 2

Mr. Teece asked the Secretary for public Works,—Will the construction of the Railway from Goulburn via Tarago, Bungendore, and Queanbeyan, to Cooma, from…

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The Roads of Manaro

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 5 February 1881 · page 2

MR.H.S.BADGERY,M.L.A., has corteously sent us the following good news for the residents of Manaro:-Dopartment of Public Works,…

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Manaro Railway League. [Cooma Progress Committee.] Cooma, 14th February, 1881

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 16 February 1881 · page 1

DEAR SIR, As the Members for tin; District have intimated that the Money has been placed upon the Estimates for the extension of the Railway to Cooma, I respectfully request you…

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The Railways

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 16 February 1881 · page 3

IN the course of his [?] speech last Wednesday,the Hon.Colonial Treasurer said:—I Loan Estimate is now in course…

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Railway Extension

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 23 February 1881 · page 3

No doubt it may be said that a single line of railway between Sydney and Goulburn is [?] for the [?] at present passing over it. There…

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Railway to Cooma

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 23 February 1881 · page 2

We have' received the following telegram from Messrs. H.S. Badgery and R.L. Tooth, the members for Manaro:—…

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Manaro Railway League

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 23 February 1881 · page 3

Tine following letter came to hand on Monday last:— Sydney, February 17th,1881.My Dear sir,—On referring to my latter The letter reads that a sum of money has been placed on the estimates for the Cooma railway, whereas it should have read that the Estimates are published, and the Cooma…

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Railway to Manaro

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 23 February 1881 · page 3

A COMMITTEE meeting was held (in pursuance to circular)at the Court House,on Tuesday,22nd instant,at 3 p.m.:Mr.J.G.Beazley in the…

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Manaro Railway. SYDNEY, Tuesday, 6.35 p.m

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 23 February 1881 · page 2

A deputation to-day urged upon the Hon. Minister the construction of a Railway from "Goulburn to Cooma the minister said the…

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Roads to be Closed. Department of Lands,[?]

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 26 February 1881 · page 4

His [?]…

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Railway to Cooma

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 26 February 1881 · page 3

A DEPUTATION waited on the Secretary for Works yesterday morning,introduced by Mr.Badgery,M.L.A.with whom were Messes.Teeth,…

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Railway to Cooma

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 2 March 1881 · page 4

ONE of the most influential meeting we have been for many years assembled at Badgery's hotel on Wednesday last, for the purpose of urging upon the…

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Railway from Goulburn to Cooma

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 2 March 1881 · page 4

AN influential deputation waited upon the Hon. John Lackey, Minister for Works, On Tuesday week for the purpose of urging upon the Government…

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